[ILUG] libata issue.

[Rory Browne]

> I use both redhat and debian servers in work,
> ubuntu on my work desktop and fedora on my laptop.
> I would not describe any as a "pile of shite", in fact
> they're all quite good and have their own strengths.

I guess "pile of shite" was a bit extreme. I just have a really low
opinion of Fedora as a complete distribution. I'm sure the individual
components of Fedora are quite quality. I just don't like the way it's
all put together, and organised.

I would furthermore argue that most of the quality of engineering that
came from Fedora would have made its way upstream, and eventually
found its way into Debian and Ubuntu.

I think the biggest strength Fedora has is a certain similarity
between it and RHEL. I furthermore think that RHEL's strongest defence
against Debian is it's corporate support which IT Managers seem to
like.


> Having interacted with both the ubuntu/debian and redhat/fedora developers,
> in general I find the latter's engineering much stronger.
> Ubuntu's strengths are in its interaction with end users,
> especially their marketing organization.

I've never encountered any marketing from Cannonical. I've only heard
about them through word-of-mouth, and reviews etc.